I’m recording here problems with upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex.
In this episode, I relate how much help I needed to renew my medicine in Taiwan.
I’ve added a widget in the sidebar in which I’m going to list OSS projects I’ve given money to. I have two principal goals for doing this. First, I want to promote software I’m sponsoring. The publicity I provide is quite modest but it is better than nothing. Secondly, I want [...]
I’ve tested OOHanzi in Open Office 3 and have good news to report:
OOHanzi will work with Open Office 3 without modification.
There was a bug in Open Office 2.x which affected only people using compiz. If compiz was running, all dialog boxes which were created by the Java virtual machine running in Open Office would [...]
Standford has put up an exhibit on cigarette advertisements. It is unbelievable what the tobacco industry fed people. I am particularly amazed at the number of vague claims made. For instance: “from the report of a well-known research organization…”, “what distinguished doctors found…”. If the institution is so “well-known”, then why [...]
I’m currently preparing a photo album which I am going to put online shortly. A significant part of the process consists in deleting pictures. It is only recently that I’ve discovered the importance of deletion.
Yesterday, Master Sheng Yen gave a public talk. Master Sheng Yen is the founder of Dharma Drum Buddhist College, where I am now conducting research in Abhidharma. During the talk yesterday, he first presided over the presentation of awards to distinguished students. It was a good occasion to take pictures but I [...]
